UPDATED 11/20/24 8:23AM: To include comment from McCarthy. On Monday in Chicopee, history did not repeat. Two dozen years ago, a joint session of the City Council and School Committee could not agree on who should fill a vacant at-large Committee seat. Voters had to
United States Senator Elizabeth Warren achieved what may be the most on-brand milestone of her career in Congress. On Wednesday, Warren formally ascended to her party’s top spot on the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee. Still, the plum post is bittersweet as it
In contrast to Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris’ biggest mistake may have been that she was the candidate of the incumbent party. It is clear a mix of nostalgia, disgruntlement over prices, and religious fervor delivered this result. It is difficult to fathom that Harris could have overcome that.
Last week, Congressman Richard Neal and officials from the state announced nearly $37 million for the Springfield Area Track Reconfiguration Project (SATRP). It was not the first batch of money for the project, which will rework the tracks and junctions just west of Union Station in Springfield.
Our presidential endorsement may not have surprised anyone, but our endorsements have become spare. We used to do many more, but we determined that our limited resources would be better spent on reporting than making recommendations in every race. We are not silent, but we
The Springfield City Council advanced major changes to the city’s solid waste policies on October 21. The policies Public Works czar Chris Cignoli presented are fairly comprehensive and run a wide gamut of garbage in the city. However, the changes also include a cost element,
This blog has existed through five presidential elections. Perhaps they have all felt existential. Certainly, the most recent three presidential cycles have felt that way. That is because one major party’s candidate has been the same for three election in a row. Complete liberation from this déjà vu is not certain, but one step could help break it.
After its sibling city Holyoke had not one but three School Committee vacancies to fill this year, Chicopee is getting in on the action.
Longtime at-large School Committee Chester Szetela resigned October 9 according to a copy of his resignation letter WMP&I obtained. A retired teacher, Szetela was first elected in 2001.
SPRINGFIELD—In their second and likely last outing, US Senator Elizabeth Warren and her GOP challenger, attorney John Deaton, battled along many of the same lines as before. Deaton again attempted to brand Warren as an extreme creature of Washington. Warren returned the volley by calling him a tool of right-wing interests.
The Springfield City Council gave what appears to be the final greenlight to a major reconstruction of the X intersection in Forest Park at its meeting this past Monday. The approval for takings and underlying funding was not without its fireworks, though. Some councilors objected to the items appearing on the agenda only to have their arms’ twisted to deliver prompt action.
